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Feds say suspected NC terrorists were targeting military

RALEIGH, N.C. Two North Carolina terrorism suspects plotted to kill U.S. military personnel and one of them obtained maps of a Marine Corps base in Virginia to plan an attack, prosecutors said Thursday.

A superseding indictment returned against Daniel Patrick Boyd and Hysen Sherifi is the first time authorities have said the homegrown terrorism ring had specific targets. Prosecutors said Boyd “undertook reconnaissance” of the base located about 30 miles south of Washington.

“These additional charges hammer home the grim reality that today’s homegrown terrorists are not limiting their violent plans to locations overseas, but instead are willing to set their sights on American citizens and American targets, right here at home,” U.S. Attorney George Holding said in a statement.

Authorities have previously said the men went on training expeditions in the weeks leading up to their arrest in July, practicing military tactics with armor-piercing bullets on a property in rural North Carolina. Seven men are awaiting trial in the case, and investigators say an eighth suspect is believed to be in Pakistan.

An initial indictment had accused the men of plotting international terrorism and conspiring to support terrorism, but there was never any sign that the men had considered any targets in the United States.

The new indictment adds charges for conspiring to kill military personnel. It also adds weapons charges for Boyd, Sherifi and Zakariya Boyd.

And speaking of homegrown Islamofascism, make sure to read Mike Pechar’s post at the Jawa Report about Michael C. Finton aka “Talib Islam,” who had his first court appearance today in Springfield, Illinois at the very federal building he is charged with plotting to blow up. Finton wanted to kill as many people as he could, including Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Peoria).

The war on terror rages on, but under this administration – who doesn’t want to call it a war on terror, for how long?

A few more arrests like this and even I’ll be guessing someone in HS is paying attention.

But my guess is Holder and/or Napolitano is about to memo down for them to back off because there are bigger fish to fry – like people who surreptitiously videotape meetings at ACORN offices, or spread vicious bits on You Tube of children in school singing Duh-1’s praises. Gotta keep your priorities straight, ya know.

OK, moment of clarity. Targeting US Military is legit. Just as targeting the Pentagon was legit. That is one of the reasons for having a military, so your enemies will attack it, and not attack civilians. I know a lot of people will come unglued on this, but it is what it is.

And this from 6 year US Army vet, who has been “targeted” on multiple occasions.